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Ultimate Vegetarians Pantry.

June 4, 2012 by Katie

My husband and I just moved to Boston. We got into our new apartment late last week. We got our new mattress today and the rest of furniture arrives tonight. It’ll be nice to feel settled!

This weekend, we went on a massive shopping trip.

We don’t have a car, so we got a Zipcar this weekend and did a big Ikea, Target and grocery run to stock the pantry and pick up odds and ends we needed for around the house.

I spent time on Friday making a master list for the grocery run. Since we don’t have a car, I figured it’d be good to fully stock the pantry with non-perishable items to make our weekly grocery trips a little easier.

Since we literally started from scratch, it wasn’t a cheap trip–but it’s great to have a full fridge! I’ll be able to cook again (when our pots and pans arrive!).

(This isn’t a picture of our pantry, it’s not nearly organized enough to share–but, it’s definitely exciting to have a stocked pantry!)

Here’s my list (definitely not exhaustive–but a place to start):

Pantry
Olive oil
All-purpose flour
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Balsamic vinegar
Brown Sugar
Canned beans
Cereal
Chocolate Chips
Cocoa Powder
Coffee & Coffee Beans
Couscous
Garlic and onions
Jarred marinara sauce
Ketchup
Lentils
Maple Syrup
Oatmeal
Panko
Pasta (assorted)
Pesto
Popcorn
Potatoes
Red and white wine
Red wine vinegar
Rice
Salt and pepper
Spices
Sugar
Tea
Tomato paste
Tortillas
Vanilla Extract
Vegetable Broth
Vegetable oil
Yeast

Refrigerator
Butter
Carrots
Cheddar Cheese
Dijon mustard
Eggs
Feta
Greek Yogurt
Milk
Mozzerella Cheese
Parmesan cheese

Freezer
Bread
Broccoli
Green beans
Peas
Spinach
Veggie Burgers
Morningstar “sausages” – my husband’s favorite!

Spices (from Jamie Oliver)
Black peppercorns
Chile powder
Curry powder
Dried oregano
Five-spice powder
Ground cinnamon
Ground coriander
Ground cumin
Sea salt
Smoked paprika

Here are some other resources for pantry stocking tips–not all are vegetarian, but they’re a good place to start!

The perfect pantry’s cupboard – 118 essential ingredients 

What’s Cooking America – A Well-Stocked Pantry

The Pioneer Woman (love her!) – Stocking Up!

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What else would you add to the list?